Al Masry SC

Al Masry Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية‎), is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system.

Al Masry
Full nameAl Masry Sporting Club
Nickname(s)
Short nameMAS, MSC
Founded18 March 1920 (1920-03-18)
GroundAl Masry Club Stadium
Capacity18,000
Chairman Samir Halabia
Coach Ali Maher
LeagueEgyptian Premier League
2019–20Egyptian Premier League, 7th
WebsiteClub website
Al Masry's active sections

Football
Handball
Athletics

Swimming
Field hockey

Founded on 18 March 1920 by a group of Egyptians in Port Said, it was the first club for Egyptians in a city that already had many clubs for the foreign communities living there.

Al Masry has won 5 official titles and 17 local ones throughout its history. It is one of the five clubs with the most fans in Egypt, alongside Al Ahly, Zamalek, Ismaily and El Ittihad El Sakandary. The club plays their home matches in Port Said Stadium, with a capacity of 17,988.

History

After the Port Said Stadium riots in February 2012, the remainder of the 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League season was cancelled by the Egyptian Football Association. Al Masry decided to refrain from competing in the 2012–13 season as a sign of respect to the relatives of the victims of the disaster, although it obtained a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirming the club's right to participate in the Egyptian Premier League and all other activities of the Egyptian Football Association.[1] Nevertheless, 2012–13 season was not completed and was cancelled due to the political situation in Egypt.

Al Masry resumed participation in the Egyptian Premier League in the 2013–14 season; the club suffered from unstable performance and results for two consecutive seasons, although it maintained its position in the Egyptian Premier League. Al Masry started the 2015–16 season under the coaching of the Egyptian former player of the team Hossam Hassan, who adopted a new policy depending on youth and unknown players. That season the team came in at fourth place in the Egyptian Premier League and succeeded to qualify to the CAF Confederation Cup after 14 years of absence from African completions.

Colours and crest
The Egyptian flag (1922–1958).

Al Masry's crest is composed of a green pharaonic Horus eagle that holds the Sun disk over its head in between its two upraised wings; the crest was inspired by the shape of Tutankhamun's pendants referring to challenge and strength, so the team is nicknamed the green eagles. The club's main colours, green and white come from Egypt's flag after the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 as a symbol of patriotism.[2]

Stadiums
Further information: Port Said Stadium

Al Masry formerly played their home games at a small stadium in Port Said, but its capacity was too small for the club's support. As a consequence, Al Masry built its own new stadium which is named Port Said Stadium in 1953 and was officially inaugurated in 1955.[3]

Sayed Metwally Complex
Sayed Metwally Complex
LocationPort Said, Egypt
OwnerAl Masry SC
OperatorAl Masry SC
CapacityNo Seats
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Renovated2011
Tenants
Al Masry SC
Al Masry Juniors
and all other youth levels

The Sayed Metwally Complex is the training center of Egyptian multi-sport club Al Masry SC. It has two grass pitches and is mainly used by the senior squad and the youth teams. It was renovated in 2011 to be ready to host the training sessions of the first team and its friendly matches. In November 2013 Al Masry board of directors took a decision to name the Pitches after the club's late president Sayed Metwally who took the office for almost 26 years.[4]

Presidents
Name From To
/ Sir Ahmed Hosny[5] 1920 1925
Mohamed El-Tobshy 1925 1930
Sir Awad Fakosa 1930 1935
Ibrahim Youssef Lehita 1935 1940
// Abd El Rahman Pasha Lotfi 1940 1964
Major General Khalil Tarman 1964 1967
/ Abd El Hamid Hussien 1971 1974
Mohamed Moussa 1974 1978
Ahmed Fouad El-Makhzangy Feb 1978 Dec 1979
Major General Ibrahim El-Mor May 1980 Aug 1980
/ Sayed Metwaly 1980 1988
Major General Ibrahim El-Mor 1988 1989
Sayed Metwaly 1989 1991
Adel El-Gazar March 1991 May 1991
Sayed Metwaly 1991 1997
Kamel Abou-Aly Aug 1997 Dec 1997
Abd El wahab Kouta Jan 1998 2002
Sayed Metwaly Sept 2002 2008
Aly Fragallah 2008 2009
Kamel Abou-Aly 2009 2013
Yasser Yehia 2014 July 2015
Samir Halabia 23 July 2015 Present

Honours
: Winners (1) : 1998
: Runners up (9) : 1927, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2017
: Winners (3) : 1933, 1934, 1937
: Runners up (1) : 1938
  • EFA Revitalization Cup
: Winners (1) : 1992 (Shared record)
: Runners up (1) : 1989

Regional
: Winners (17) : 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 (record)

Performance in CAF competitions
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • FR = First round
  • SR = Second round
  • PO = Play-off round
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1999 African Cup Winners' Cup FR  Sudan Al Merrikh 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3 p)
SR  Ghana Asante Kotoko 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–2 p)
QF  DR Congo AS Dragons 3–0 0–1 3–1
SF  Tunisia Club Africain 0–4 0–0 0–4
2002 CAF Cup FR  Kenya Mathare United 2–0 2–0 4–0
SR  Botswana Botswana Defence Force XI 2–0 2–4 4–4 (a)
QF  Madagascar AS Adema 2–0 1–0 3–0
SF  Algeria JS Kabylie 1–0 0–2 1–2
2017 CAF Confederation Cup PR  Nigeria Ifeanyi Ubah 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–0 p)
FR  Mali Djoliba w/o 0–2 w/o[lower-alpha 1]
PO  Uganda KCCA 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
2018 CAF Confederation Cup PR  Zambia Green Buffaloes 4–0 1–2 5–2
FR  Tanzania Simba 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
PO  Gabon CF Mounana 2–1 1–1 3–2
Group B  Mozambique UD Songo 2–0 1–1 2nd
 Sudan Al Hilal 2–0 1–1
 Morocco RS Berkane 1–0 0–0
QF  Algeria USM Alger 1–0 1–0 2–0
SF  DR Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 0–4 0–4
2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Burkina Faso Salitas 0–2 0–0 0–2
2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup FR  Zanzibar Malindi 3–1 4–1 7–2
PO  Seychelles Côte d'Or 2–0 4–0 6–0
Group A  Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–0 3–2 2nd
 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 4–2 1–1
 Egypt Pyramids 1–2 0–2
QF  Morocco RS Berkane 2–2 0–1 2–3
Notes
  1. FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017. As a result, Djoliba could not play the second leg, and Al Masry won on walkover.[6]

Performance in Arab competitions
1999 – Bronze Medalist
2008 – First Round

IFFHS rankings

Players

Current squad
As of 26 September 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  EGY Ahmed Abdel Fattah
2 DF  EGY Mahmoud Hamad
3 MF  EGY Abdel Rahman Zein
4 DF  PLE Mohamed Saleh
5 MF  EGY Farid Shawky
6 MF  EGY Hagag Ouiss
7 FW  EGY Omar Kamal
8 MF  EGY Amr Mossa
9 FW  PLE Mahmoud Wady
10 MF  EGY Ahmed Yasser
11 MF  EGY Mohamed Gaber
12 DF  EGY Mohamed Shika
13 DF  EGY Karim ElEraky
14 MF  EGY Hussein Ragab
15 FW  EGY Ahmed Gomaa
16 GK  EGY Ahmed Massoud
17 FW  NGA Osstin Omotto
18 MF  CIV Cheikh Mokoro
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  EGY Emad Fathy
20 MF  NGA Emika Ezie
21 FW  EGY Hassan Ali
22 MF  EGY Abdel Nasser Mohamed
23 DF  EGY Bahaa Magdi
24 DF  EGY Ahmed Shousha
25 MF  EGY Eslam Atya
26 GK  EGY Ahmed Bousska
27 DF  EGY Mostafa Tayara
28 DF  BFA Saïdou Simporé
29 MF  LBY Moftah Taktak
30 DF  EGY Islam Abo Salima
31 GK  EGY Mohamed Shahata
32 DF  EGY Khaled Mosatafa
33 DF  EGY Islam Salah
34 MF  EGY Zyad Farag
35 DF  EGY Ayman Nada

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Ali Maher
General Coach Mohammed Abdul-Kareem
Assistant coach Saif Dawood
Goalkeeper Coach Mostafa Fathi
Football Director Vacant
Administrator Mahmoud Gaber
Club Doctor
Physiotherapist Ahmed Sameh
Masseur Yousry Sadek
Masseur Hussien Hassan
Masseur Mohamed Ayad

Source: [8]

[9] [10]

Captains

Managers

Other sports

Al Masry SC also competes in other sports, such as handball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, billiards, table tennis and field hockey.

Al Masry FM Radio

Al Masry FM is the official radio station of the club; it was launched as an Internet radio station on 28 December, making it Egypt's first radio station belonging to a club.

Sponsors

See also

References
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  4. "Al Masry board names the club's training pitch after Metwally". almasryclub.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  5. "Al Masry Sporting Club: الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية :: تأسس عام 1920 ::مجلس الإدارة الحالى السابق". Al Masry club. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017.
  7. "Club World Ranking by footballdatabase". footballdatabase. 3 June 2018.
  8. "الموقع الرسمي للنادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية -". Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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